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en12 managerial reigns that make Frank de Boer's four league games at Palace look lengthyThe Dutchman has been sacked at Selhurst Park after losing three of his opening four league games.Nick Harper looks back at some more oh-so-brief stintsNick Harperhttps://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/12-managerial-reigns-make-frank-de-boers-four-league-games-palace-look-lengthy
1. Brian Clough, Leeds, 1974 (44 days)The short but infamous stint they made a film (and book) about. Brian Howard Clough arrived at Elland Road to take over from Don 'The Don' Revie, who'd led Leeds to the league title the previous season and moved on to the England job.Clough made enemies of everyone he encountered from the outset and was sacked after taking four points from a possible 12. He went to Nottingham Forest and set about winning two European Cups. Played 7 Won 1 Drew 3 Lost 32. Les Reed, Charlton, 2006 (41 days)Reed's 41-day stint as manager at The Valley saw him win just once and oversee a League Cup defeat to League Two Wycombe Wanderers. The man they nicknamed Les Misérables was sacked on Christmas Eve and replaced by Alan Pardew. He's since done quite all right as Southampton's astute head of football development, mind.P8 W1 D1 L63. Alex McLeish, Nottingham Forest, 2012/13 (40 days)Fresh from taking Birmingham down into the Championship, McLeish replaced Sean O'Driscollwith the brief of taking Forest into the Premier League. He lasted 40 days, a disagreement with the Kuwaiti owners over transfer policy leading to his departure "by mutual consent". P7 W1 D2 L44. Steve Coppell, Manchester City, 1996 (33 days)In between spells in charge at Crystal Palace, Coppell took the top job at Manchester City. Back then, City were synonymous with epic underachievement, but Coppell packed it in after six games, citing stress. P6 W2 D1 L35. Paul Hart, QPR, 2009/10 (28 days)Only ever a stop-gap appointment, yet few expected Hart to be done and dusted at Loftus Road in less than a month – bar, perhaps, the itchy-fingered ownerFlavio Briatore. Hart was another who left by "mutual consent". P5 W1 D2 L26. Micky Adams, Swansea, 1997 (13 days)Swansea went through six managers inside 18 months in the 1990s, with Adams lasting less than two weeks. He walked away after promised transfer funds failed to materialise – althoughastonishingly, he wasn't the club's shortest-serving manager during that period. P3 W0 D0 L36. Dave Bassett, Crystal Palace, 1984 (4 days)In the job so short a length of time thatBassett hadn't even signed a contract at Palace before changing his mind and heading back to Wimbledon.P0 W0 D0 L07. Martin Ling, Cambridge United, 2009 (9 days)Taking the job after his predecessor quit following "issues" with the chairman, Ling took over at the Conference club and lasted all of nine days. He too had irreconcilable differences with the man at the top. P0 W0 D0 L0. (Ling later returned following the departure of the club’s chairman and managed the club for 87 games)8. Kevin Cullis, Swansea, 1996 (8 days)In and out at Swansea in just over a week and two games. Cullis was either unceremoniously sacked or he resigned, depending on who you listen to. P2 W0 D0 L210. Leroy Rosenior, Torquay, 2007 (10 minutes)Appointed just as a consortium took over the club, and when the ink on the deal was dry they wanted their own man. In and out inside 600 seconds:arecord unlikely to be beaten. P0 W0 D0 L011. Billy McKinlay, Watford (8 days)It all happened so quickly. First he was appointed first-team to coach to Oscar Garcia, then got given the gig full-time three days later when the Spaniard stepped down for health reasons. So, having relinquished his role as assistant manager for Northern Irelandand overseeing two unbeaten matches, he was promptly binned off for Slavisa Jokanovic.P2 W1 D1 L012. Marcelo Bielsa, Lazio (2 days)On July 6, 2016, Bielsa was announced as the new manager of Serie A side Lazio. On July 8, 2016, Bielsa resigned. The Argentine was annoyed by what he saw as broken promises in the transfer market, so quit before he'd even got started. A furious Lazio tried to sue him for €50m.P0 W0 D0 L0New features you'd love on FourFourTwo.comfeatureMon, 11 Sep 2017 11:12:53 +0000James Maw241285 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comLos Angeles FC hire Bob Bradley for inaugural MLS seasonAfter an unsuccessful spell in the Premier League, Bob Bradley will return to MLS in 2018 to manage new franchise Los Angeles FC.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/los-angeles-fc-hire-bob-bradley-inaugural-mls-season
Former United States national Team coach Bob Bradley will lead Los Angeles FC in its inaugural MLS season in 2018, the team announced on Thursday.
Bradley, 59, most recently coached Swansea City in the Premier League but was fired only 11 games into his tenure at the Liberty Stadium.
He returns to MLS for the first time since 2006, when he left departed Chivas USA for the national team program.
After assisting current USMNT coach Bruce Arena at D.C. United, Bradley went on to coach the Chicago Fire, New York MetroStars (now the Red Bulls) and Chivas USA.
He won one MLS Cup and two U.S. Open Cup titles before leaving to manage the national team, which he led to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup title, a run to the '09 Confederations Cup final and Team USA's first first-place finish in a World Cup group in 80 years.
It's time.#WelcomeBob pic.twitter.com/yPlBVhqaOb
— LAFC (@LAFC) July 27, 2017
News of Bradley's hiring in L.A. comes on the same day that the L.A. Galaxy announced that they had fired coach Curt Onalfo and he would be replaced by Sigi Schmid, who previously coached the MLS team, as well as the Seattle Sounders and Columbus Crew.
news_articleThu, 27 Jul 2017 18:46:57 +0000Anonymous747788 at https://www.fourfourtwo.com"If the right opportunity arose, I’d be on the plane tonight" Bob Bradley on Norway, MLS and what's nextThe American tells FourFourTwo of his eagerness to get back on the sidelines in the right situation after a raw deal at SwanseaRob Stewarthttps://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/if-right-opportunity-arose-id-be-plane-tonight-bob-bradley-norway-mls-and-whats-next
Bob Bradley was ridiculed, mocked and sneered at in his brief time in charge of Swansea City, but he is eager to make a quick return to the sidelines.
Bradley, of course, was sacked after just 85 days in charge at the Liberty Stadium, having succeeded Italian coach Francesco Guidolin at a club sitting one place off the bottom of the table.
“I look at my career and I have taken chances and taken jobs that other people wouldn’t have taken,” the 58-year-old said.
The former United States men’s national team head coach could make a return to international management, as he is currently being considered for the manager role of Norway. He is well-regarded in the Nordic nation following a spell at Stabaek.
“I had two very good years in Norway and I was very flattered that my name would even be considered,” he said. “I had a good discussion with the people there and now they are trying to look at options and figure out the best way to move forward so we’ll see what happens.
“It was a good discussion, but I’d hope I have some other discussions with some clubs as well because I certainly enjoyed being back with club football where I’m involved every day.”
Should he take on the Norway job, he could end up pitting his wits against U.S. head coach Bruce Arena’s U.S. side, whose appointment he applauds.
But with Bradley citing a love for a club environment, could a return to MLS be on the table? He says he is “open” to it. Bradley distinguished himself with spells as head coach at the Chicago Fire, the MetroStars and Chivas USA.
“I would always have an interest in taking my football ideas and experience and leadership and put it into action with people who see things the same way,” he said.
“Before I went to Stabaek, I had a series of discussion with Greg Kerfoot and the people in Vancouver and they were very positive discussions,” Bradley said. “I have great respect for Greg Kerfoot. At that time, I just felt I wanted to put my foot in the door in Europe and see where it would lead.
“I have strong ideas on the kind of football that should be played, the connection between the first team and rest of the club, the philosophy of how it ties in with the academy and how you move young players forward.”
Bradley never had the chance to do that at Swansea.
“If you go into a situation like I did, with a team in that bottom group, to get things turned around quickly is very difficult.
“Had everything been in order, then quite honestly, Francesco would still have been in there. He’s a good manager but that was an indication there were things that needed to be improved. I thought everyone was on board with that idea.”
Maybe MLS?
With LAFC starting to take shape ahead of a 2018 launch, there is always the prospect that Bradley may relocate to the California following talks he held with the club last summer.
“It was just a preliminary discussion where I could hear a bit about their ideas and get a sense of their vision, and I was impressed with where they want to take this team,” Bradley said.
“They’re moving forward with a stadium that will be unbelievable. I can see they have an excellent group of investors, a real sense of community and a strong desire to connect with the city of Los Angeles which is always important.”
Asked directly whether LAFC appealed to him, Bradley confirmed that the nascent club did.
“It is for sure,” he said. “I have always said the opportunity to take my football experience and my football ideas and then put them into place with people who have a similar vision is something that is very exciting.
“I have always been very open. I’ve had different discussions over the last five or six years with people in MLS, just to hear where they are.
“If you look at the experiences I’ve had and players I’ve worked in terms of experienced players and the development of some of the younger players, seeing football around the world, I think that it helps in your ability to take your experiences and put them into a club that has a similar vision.
“That is always something you are excited to discuss. It was an excellent discussion in the summer and obviously I have been continuing work because everyone who knows me knows that focus on what I am doing has always been No. 1. So when you’re stepping into a situation like Swansea, for me, it’s a total commitment to that project so there was no time to be focused on anything else.”
Since Bradley was sacked by Swansea, he and his wife took the time to visit his son, Michael, and family in Toronto.
“That part’s great, there’s no two ways about it,” said Bradley. “But all the years I’ve been coaching, the periods of downtime have been few and far between. It’s not what I enjoy.”
An eager Bradley hopes that there isn’t much more of it in his future.
“If the right opportunity arose, then I’d be on the plane tonight,” Bradley said. “You always hope people have watched, paid attention, seen the way your teams play and the way you handle yourself, because you try to earn respect with the way you do things. I am hopeful there are more opportunities.”
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featureWed, 18 Jan 2017 08:41:34 +0000Joe Brewin675925 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comClement named Swansea City bossPaul Clement has left his role as Bayern Munich assistant to replace Bob Bradley as Swansea City boss.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/clement-named-swansea-city-boss
Swansea City have appointed Paul Clement as their new head coach, the club have confirmed.
Clement, who succeeds Bob Bradley, has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at the Liberty Stadium and will take a watching brief for Tuesday's crucial Premier League clash against Crystal Palace, with the Swans bottom of the table.
Bradley was dismissed after just 11 matches in charge last week with the club languishing in the relegation zone.
The likes of Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs and Wales boss Chris Coleman were linked with the position, but former Derby County manager Clement quickly emerged as the favourite.
And the 44-year-old has decided to leave his post as Carlo Ancelotti's assistant at Bayern Munich in favour of a switch to south Wales.
As well as managing Derby, Clement has also held assistant posts at Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.
5 - Paul Clement lost just five of his 30 Championship games with Derby County in 2015/16 (W13 D12). Return.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 3, 2017
Clement will be the fourth man to take charge of Swansea in the Premier League this term, with Bradley replacing Francesco Guidolin, while Alan Curtis was in interim charge for Saturday's 3-0 defeat at the hands of Bournemouth and will again deputise against Palace.
Nigel Gibbs has been brought in as Clement's assistant, with the 51-year-old having been a number two at Reading, Leeds United and Millwall, while Karl Halabi joins as head of physical performance.
The Swans can move off the foot of the table with victory over Palace.
news_articleTue, 03 Jan 2017 16:15:23 +0000Anonymous670277 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comBradley 'p****d off' at Swansea sackingOutgoing Swansea City boss Bob Bradley is not happy following his sacking on Tuesday.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/bradley-pd-swansea-sacking
Bob Bradley is "p****d off" at being sacked by Swansea City after just 11 matches in charge.
The American's departure was announced by the Welsh club on Tuesday after he failed to arrest a decline that sees Swansea sitting 19th in the Premier League, kept off the bottom on goal difference alone.
But Bradley, who replaced Francesco Guidolin in October, believes the Swansea board have been too hasty in relieving him of his duties.
"I'm a little bit p****d off this morning," Bradley told talkSPORT. "I don’t think it’s the correct decision.
"I believe in my work and I certainly knew that I was going into a difficult situation and I also understand that when you go in the clock's already ticking, so it's not like you're expecting all sorts of time.
"The discussions we had always included the work that needed to be done in January - we had talked about players.
"I'm frustrated because I feel like every place I've been, I've been able to put my stamp on the team in terms of the mentality and the tactics.
"I think they [the club board] need to realise that the work was good and even though the results haven't been what we would have wanted, turning around a team at the bottom of the table and low on confidence is one of the most difficult things you can do as a manager.
"I knew when I came that I had to prove myself and I'm disappointed that in the short run we couldn't do that, but it's football and I don't make excuses.
"In the whole time that I've been here I have never made excuses, I've never thrown a player under the bus - I've taken responsibility because I believe that's how you lead.
"I hope that somewhere along the line I can find another opportunity to challenge myself and keep moving forward."
But Bradley wished Swansea well, adding: "I hope they will stay up, but I think there needs to be improvements in the squad in January - I said that when I arrived and I still think that's the case.
"I think the discussions [with the board over transfers] were going in a good direction.
"I think that [American owners] Jason [Levien] and Steve [Kaplan] understand that the team needs to be improved and that means spending money in January to make it happen."
news_articleWed, 28 Dec 2016 16:34:35 +0000Anonymous668272 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comBradley: I knew what I was getting into at SwanseaSacked Swansea City boss Bob Bradley says he is looking forward to his "next challenge".https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/bradley-i-knew-what-i-was-getting-swansea
Bob Bradley insists he knew what he was "getting into" at Swansea City after being removed as the Premier League strugglers' manager on Tuesday.
Swansea parted company with the American after only 11 games in charge - a period during which the Liberty Stadium outfit conceded 29 goals.
Only goal difference keeps Swansea above bottom club Hull City at the foot of the Premier League and Bradley, who replaced Francesco Guidolin in October, is keen to move on from his unsuccessful stint in south Wales.
"I knew exactly what I was getting into when I came to Swansea and realised the hardest part was always going to be getting points in the short run," he told NBC's Pro Soccer Talk.
"But I believe in myself and I believe in going for it. That's what I've always told my players.
"Football can be cruel and to have a chance you have to be strong.
"I wish Swansea the best and look forward to my next challenge."
Ryan Giggs, who lost out to Bradley last time around, has been installed as favourite to succeed the former United States coach, with Alan Pardew and Gary Rowett also tipped to be in the running.
news_articleTue, 27 Dec 2016 21:16:30 +0000Anonymous667976 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comBREAKING NEWS: Swansea part company with BradleyBob Bradley has been dismissed by Swansea City with the club languishing 19th in the Premier League.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/breaking-news-swansea-part-company-bradley
Struggling Swansea City have parted company with Bob Bradley less than three months after he was appointed, the club have confirmed.
The American was chosen as Francesco Guidolin's successor on October 3, but the Swans won just two of the 11 Premier League matches he oversaw and are lying 19th in the table.
A dismal 4-1 home defeat at the hands of West Ham on Monday proved to be Bradley's last game in charge, with Swansea confirming his dismissal on Tuesday.
Chairman Huw Jenkins said: "We are sorry to lose Bob after such a short period of time.
"Unfortunately things haven't worked out as planned and we felt we had to make the change with half the Premier League season remaining.
"With the club going through such a tough time, we have to try and find the answers to get ourselves out of trouble.
"Personally, I have nothing but praise for Bob. He is a good man; a good person who gave everything to the job. His work-rate is phenomenal and we wish him well for the future."
news_articleTue, 27 Dec 2016 19:20:55 +0000Anonymous667952 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comBradley rejects talk of Swansea unrestSwansea City remain united as a squad despite their precarious Premier League position, says under pressure boss Bob Bradley.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/bradley-rejects-talk-swansea-unrest
Bob Bradley has rejected reports that some of his Swansea City squad are unhappy with his training methods.
Since replacing Francesco Guidolin in October Bradley has failed to revitalise the Swans' fortunes.
The American coach has only won two of his 10 matches in charge and Swansea find themselves second bottom after 17 matches in the Premier League.
Ahead of their league clash with West Ham on Monday there had been talk of unrest within the Swansea squad, but Bradley has vehemently denied that.
"There is no truth to it," he told Sky Sports News.
"We have had a very good response [from the players]. Since I have arrived, the focus has been on shorter, sharper training with more intensity and tempo.
"We've tried to make sure everything from warm-ups to gym work is balanced and right but I have to say the response from the players has been very good.
"You know how it works. Who knows where this has come from? Sometimes things come out from agents, family or friends of those who maybe in the moment have not played so well.
"But those things don't mean too much."
And Bradley hopes to bolster his squad in the January transfer window to help them pull away from trouble.
"Huw Jenkins, our head of recruitment Dave Leadbetter, and I, have come up with some good targets," he added.
"We all understand how important this transfer window is and we're ready to add some players to the squad but it's important that the group that has been training for the next couple of matches stands up and finishes this part of the season.
"We must finish up 2016 in a good way so that we can use the momentum heading into 2017."
news_articleSun, 25 Dec 2016 18:32:06 +0000Anonymous667337 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comBradley shrugs off critcism of US terminologyHis occasional unfamiliar vocabulary has raised some eyebrows but Swansea City boss Bob Bradley is not fazed by the criticism.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/bradley-shrugs-critcism-us-terminology
Swansea City manager Bob Bradley does not see why his alternative football vocabulary has caused such a stir in British football.
Bradley became the first American to manage in the Premier League when he arrived at the Liberty Stadium in October, taking over from Francesco Guidolin.
After Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Middlesbrough - a "road game" - Bradley referred to the penalty Swansea conceded as a "PK", standard terminology for a spot-kick in his homeland.
That interview prompted ridicule from some on social media, but as Bradley prepares for the visit of West Ham on Boxing Day, he brushed off the issue.
"Ninety-five per cent of my vocabulary fits without a problem, but there are some terms in football that come from different places," he said in Thursday's media conference.
"In France [where Bradley managed Le Havre] I once talked after a game about the importance of a clean sheet and they looked at me and said: 'What's a clean sheet?'
"It wouldn't make sense if I sounded just like everyone else. I have come here to be myself. I am a football man. What counts is that what I say resonates with the players."
Swansea head into their clash with the Hammers second from bottom, and Bradley was in no doubt that reinforcements would be needed in the January transfer window.
"We have had discussions on many different players. That's normal. The situation in a transfer window changes every second," he said.
"We have all looked hard at the situation we are in. We have all discussed how it's got to this point. At the end of those discussions, we have all felt that we have to improve.
"We all agree that January is going to be important for us. I think we could use a centre-back and someone who gives us greater presence in midfield.
"In the attacking part of field, I think we have created some opportunities where our moves, our decisions or our final passes have been right.
"Can we find an attacking player who can help us in those situations, a player who is a little bit more of a threat going behind the defence?"
news_articleThu, 22 Dec 2016 16:13:27 +0000Anonymous666462 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comDefiant Bradley not backing down from Swansea challengeIt has been a difficult start to life at Swansea City for Bob Bradley, but he is not shying away from the challenge of securing survival.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/defiant-bradley-not-backing-down-swansea-challenge
Swansea City manager Bob Bradley has no intention of walking away from the job after a tough run of results to begin his tenure at the Liberty Stadium.
Since replacing Francesco Guidolin in October, Bradley has overseen a sequence of just two wins from 10 Premier League matches.
The Swans were beaten 3-0 at fellow strugglers Middlesbrough on Saturday, leaving them second from bottom, only above Hull City on goal difference.
Despite their precarious position, the American remains defiant and will not entertain any notions of resigning.
"When I came here I knew what I was getting into and I'm not backing down from it now," said Bradley.
"That's the challenge. When the team has put itself in a tough spot, everybody has got to stick together during the toughest times and fight the fight.
"I put pressure on myself to see if we can get stronger and fight for points. I will continue to do that.
"I feel as though we put ourselves in a hole over and over and that takes a lot out of a team.
"It's been more a case of on-the-road matches and now we have two very big home games coming up [against West Ham and Bournemouth] and turn all our attention to them."
news_articleSun, 18 Dec 2016 06:42:23 +0000Anonymous664768 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comMiddlesbrough's best result but worst performance - KarankaMiddlesbrough may have earned their biggest win of the season at home to Swansea City, but Aitor Karanka was not overly happy.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/middlesbroughs-best-result-worst-performance-karanka
Aitor Karanka described Middlesbrough's performance against Swansea City as their worst of the season despite coasting to a 3-0 victory at the Riverside Stadium.
Boro opened up a four-point gap between themselves and the relegation zone with Marten de Roon adding to Alvaro Negredo's first-half double.
It was their biggest victory of the season and followed back-to-back defeats against Southampton and Liverpool, but Boro boss Karanka was not impressed by his side's display.
"It's been our biggest victory, but it was our worst performance," the Spaniard said in a post-match TV interview.
"It was massive to get the win. These wins against direct opponents are always really important.
"Everybody in this group is really confident. We've picked up experience after every game. The main thing is to create chances. We created a few and scored three goals."
Swansea boss Bob Bradley, whose side are 19th, was frustrated they could not capitalise on what he felt was a solid start, suggesting it was a defeat of their own making.
"Same story - we've had a number of games where I think we've started in a positive way, don't always create enough but you feel like it's coming and then we concede," Bradley told Sky Sports.
"When we concede we lose a little something. You can't go away from home in the Premier League and dig a hole for yourselves.
"We're disappointed right now. We came in with a good idea. We turn our attention to the home matches over the Christmas period."
news_articleSat, 17 Dec 2016 18:05:03 +0000Anonymous664627 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comSwansea heading in a bad direction, acknowledges BradleyBob Bradley has acknowledged that his Swansea City side are heading in the wrong direction after they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at West Brom.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/swansea-heading-a-bad-direction-acknowledges-bradley
Swansea City manager Bob Bradley has demanded improvement from his side after they remained rooted in the Premier League relegation zone after a 3-1, Salomon Rondon-inflicted defeat at West Brom.
Rondon, who had failed to find the net in eight of his past nine games, crushed Swansea's resolve within 13 second-half minutes at The Hawthorns with a hat-trick of top-class headers.
And although Swansea had put in a spirited first-half display, and did manage to pull a goal back through Wayne Routledge late on, Bradley failed to take many positives from his fifth defeat since taking over from Francesco Guidolin.
"Things aren't going in a good direction but there are still specific things that need to improve," the former United States coach told BBC Sport.
"Defence is an area where we have to improve. If we could've kept in the game at 1-0, we could have started to play some passes.
"But all too many times this season we give up the second goal all too quickly and that happened again.
"Even when you play well, you don't always take the lead. On both the second and third, we didn't move out very quickly, they were allowed deep into the box.
"Today I thought the first half was solid, now the key is being able to play for 90 minutes and handle different situations in the game."
Swansea's next fixture sees them travel to Middlesbrough, before taking on West Ham and Bournemouth over the festive period.
news_articleWed, 14 Dec 2016 23:00:59 +0000Anonymous663478 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comBradley expects Sigurdsson interest in JanuaryGylfi Sigurdsson will be a target for many clubs in January, according to Bob Bradley, who hopes to keep the midfielder at Swansea City.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/bradley-expects-sigurdsson-interest-january
Bob Bradley is expecting interest in Gylfi Sigurdsson in the January transfer window, but remains confident Swansea City can keep the midfielder.
Despite the Swans' poor start to the Premier League season, Sigurdsson has been in inspired form this term, scoring six goals in 16 appearances in all competitions.
Although manager Bradley concedes Sigurdsson's hot streak is likely to have other clubs circling, the 27-year-old features heavily in Swansea's plans.
"Gylfi has been terrific for us," he told a pre-match news conference ahead of Wednesday's clash with West Brom. "I am sure that there are many clubs that are taking notice of what he's doing.
"But, from our standpoint, we consider him important as we move forward and we're confident he is going to still be a part of our team as we get into the second half of the season and beyond.
"For us to not only improve week to week, but have a little bit of a longer term vision of how we can improve and move ourselves forward, a player like Gylfi is a vital part of that vision."
And Bradley insists only "crazy" circumstances would take Sigurdsson away from the Liberty Stadium, the Iceland international having signed a new four-year contract in pre-season.
"People talk about 'big offers', but how big is 'big'? Look, I believe that he is going to be with us," he continued.
"All you have to do is look around football, and sometimes crazy things happen, but there is no sense getting too deep into that conversation because, on the inside of our football club, we are confident he is going to be part of our team moving forward.
"He is taking more of a leadership role. We all feel very good about what he is doing for us on the field."
news_articleTue, 13 Dec 2016 20:39:59 +0000Anonymous662958 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comBradley delighted by Swansea response and clean sheetSwansea City are off the bottom of the Premier League following a 3-0 win over Sunderland, and Bob Bradley was thrilled with their focus.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/bradley-delighted-swansea-response-and-clean-sheet
Bob Bradley praised Swansea City's defensive focus as well as their response to last weekend's drubbing by Tottenham as they moved out of the Premier League relegation zone with a 3-0 win over Sunderland.
Bradley had gone into the game under pressure, with his only win since taking over as manager in October coming in a 5-4 thriller with Crystal Palace last month, and saw Swansea thumped 5-0 at White Hart Lane in the previous fixture.
But the Welsh club bounced back with a dominant second half at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday, Gylfi Sigurdsson's penalty and a double from Fernando Llorente condemning Sunderland to the bottom of the table.
Bradley told Sky Sports: "It's good work, I think we're proud of it. We don't talk about relief, we talk about pride and trying to build on it.
"Inside the team we knew that in the second half last week we went for it. It turned into a game that the scoreline looked bad but the team needs to be challenged and the response this week has been excellent.
"Our home form, we've talked about how we need to be good at the Liberty, once again our supporters were right there with us. A lot of positives but we also understand there's continued work.
"But for the moment, the things we talked about this week, turning pride into more intensity, into clean sheet and three good goals."
Asked about the clean sheet, he added: "That's essential. We've conceded too many goals, different kinds of goals on different days, just too many.
"So I think the focus throughout was quite good and they get rewarded. It's important also for [goalkeeper] Lukasz [Fabianski], he made some good saves last week in the second half but I think he gets his bonus with the clean sheet."
news_articleSat, 10 Dec 2016 18:09:48 +0000Anonymous661996 at https://www.fourfourtwo.comBradley vows to fight for his job at SwanseaBob Bradley says Swansea City's match against Sunderland is like a "cup final" and insists he will battle hard to remain as manager.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/bradley-vows-fight-his-job-swansea
Swansea City manager Bob Bradley has vowed to keep fighting in order to save his job.
The American is the favourite to be the next Premier League boss sacked despite having only been in the role for two months.
Swansea have picked up just five points from seven league matches under Bradley's stewardship and sit bottom of the table after last week's 5-0 loss at Tottenham.
They host fellow strugglers Sunderland on Saturday in a game billed as pivotal to Bradley's chances of keeping his position and the former United States boss is determined to battle on.
"Guys have a right to make a change if they want, but if you try and cover yourself players will see through it," he said.
"If I am telling players to have courage, I have to have it too. It is what it is.
"I will continue to think and work in every possible way to get my arms around these guys and say, 'We can do it' and I am not going to stop, I will keep fighting.
"If some people want to criticise, that's fine. There were some who had me out the door from the first day because of my accent, those guys can hit the road as it has nothing to do with it.
"Results are what matter, they are hard to come by in the Premier League, but that is what I signed up for so there's no problem.
"I don't think about it [criticism]. When you are manager it goes with the territory, there are other things to focus on. I know things will be said and written, but I stick to what I do."
Bradley concedes the Sunderland match has effectively become a "cup final" for Swansea.
The Swansea boss added: "It is my biggest game. We have had a few of those already but it feels like the biggest one, our version of a cup final and we have to have the group who seem ready for that challenge.
"We had three games where we were more consistent, we would like to continue, but a loss like the one against Tottenham means we have to look hard again."
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